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I nd it in subtle glimpses
Like sun-rings surrounding eclipses
In the golden moments, it sparks
But far too quickly I am left in the dark
An eternal winter lasts forever, they said
When shines the sun, the grass is all dead
But they never speak of evergreens,
Hardy in long winters, hoping for spring
The Queen of snow, solitary and alone
With no love and no place to call home
But the cloak of snow and ice will retreat
A suffocated soul ready to be free
She needs not spring, she’s been resigned
To never hoping for too much time
But in warm moments when sun shines clear
Frosty eyes turn to blue skies and hope nears
She needs not spring, only a moment in light
That her frozen-stuck heart may take ight
Just to feel the eeting heat of a passing star
Melting a frozen patch, soil scarred
The ground is not pretty beneath my snow
But with tender light perhaps I’ll grow
A gentle spotlight, carefully thawing eyes
Just to see my heart is not all ice
I need no patch of sun, however
Just extend your hand and promise forever
I’d forgo light for winter’s eternity
If only your warm soul stayed with me
I need no spotlight, no claim to fame
If you’ll alight me with gentle gaze’s ame
And in blue-gray moments I could nd
A golden happiness I’ve since lost to time
I need not eyes if voice alone could speak,
And set a roaring blaze to my cheeks
I need no home, not one to nd
If I could only pay you back in kind
Your patient heart housed me in darkest days
And in brightest nights, I praised
Your admiration’s haze as it conspired
And I had no clue what might transpire
That love might blossom into short eternity
And you might nd a shelter in me
In doing so, guiding me home to your heart
To the eeting light your love sparks
Your weak light that you said you so hated
Is the only love I’ve been demonstrated
That didn’t come with pain, though it burned
And now that it’s gone, how sadly I yearn
Yearning for a Patch of Sunlight
K. Night